Several sample Format Template are included with the Associate Engine script. Some of the Format Templates are designed to display a list or grid of products, while other Format Templates are designed to display a single product's details.

Shown below are the Format Templates designed to display a list or grid of products.

To use a particular Format Template, use the format parameter. For example, the following link uses the c3.html format template to show the 12 top selling DVD's:

The value of the format parameter specifies what format template to use. Note: Do not include the filename ending (e.g.: .html or .fmt) in the format parameter value.

Format Template files are stored in the ae-format directory. You can open the format templates that end with .html using your HTML editor. You can open the format templates that end with .fmt using a text editor such as Notepad or Wordpad. Note: If your HTML editor checks for valid HTML, then the .fmt format files will not open properly in your HTML editor.

Below are some sample formats. Each result below is created by using a <script> tag of the following format. The only difference between each example is the value of the format parameter (e.g. format=list1, format=list2, etc.).